Justice Jack Hightower, who spent 10 years in the Texas Senate, died Saturday in Austin. He was 86.
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Report: Texas AG Abbott Gets Half Million A Year From Lawsuit Settlement
Abbott, a tort reform advocate, receives $14,400 a month from the 1986 a settlement of a premises liability lawsuit, according to Texas Tribune.
Brown Fox Scores $5.2 Million Personal Injury Jury Verdict
Last week, Brad Kizzia of Brown Fox secured perhaps the biggest win in his 32 years as a lawyer.
Richard Jennings: A Pioneer in Law and Life
In 1943, Mussolini was deposed, the musical Oklahoma opened on broadway and the U.S. Supreme Court said the Texas Democratic Party could no longer exclude blacks from voting. It also was the year that Richard Jennings started practicing law. Seven decades later, Jennings is 95 and still passionate about his Lubbock law practice… and playing golf.
Carrington Coleman Pro Bono Efforts Garner Award, Top $3.5 Million in Advice
Lawyers from Carrington weren’t looking for an award when they assumed the pro bono representation of a death row inmate. “I didn’t even know that award existed,” Lyndon Bittle said.
V&E Advises in $3 Billion Joint Venture
Houston-based Spectra will help build the third interstate natural gas pipeline in Florida.
V&E Advises in $3 Billion Joint Venture
Houston-based Spectra will help build the third interstate natural gas pipeline in Florida.
Dallas Playwright Debuts in Manhattan
(July 25) – “Division Avenue,” Dallas playwright Miki Bone’s newest play, debuted July 17 at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York. The 90-minute production will be staged another four times before the prestigious festival, featuring 37 theatrical works, concludes Aug. 3. Of course, the comedy involves a lawyer and a legal dispute – and more.
Cities, Power Companies and Farmers Await Texas Water Access Decision
Texas’ environmental watchdog is expected to reveal Friday whether it will continue allowing municipalities and power generators to jump to the front of the line over the right to use increasingly scarce water in the Brazos River region. A state judge ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop that practice, ruling that it should follow a more than 100-year-old system for allocating water, called the priority doctrine. Read more for the details.
Meet Kathryn Koorenny: The In-House Lawyer Who Quietly Saved American Airlines
Last week, a federal judge dismissed the $3 billion World Trade Center attack lawsuit against American Airlines. “The horrible attacks on September 11 were terrible for our country and, truthfully, could have been disastrous for our airline,” says Koorenny, an associate GC at American. “Those were my colleagues we lost that day and the lawsuits against us only added insult to our injuries by trying to blame us for the attacks.” For a dozen years, the WTC cases have been Koorenny’s life, but 10,000 hours or so later, the end of the litigation may be in sight.